RWANDA: Man who defied Coronavirus lockdown killed by crocodile

It was a sad end for a man in the southern Kamonyi District of Rwanda, as he was killed by a crocodile after he defied the Coronavirus lockdown ordered by the Rwandan Government.

This was confirmed on Wednesday by the Mayor of Kamonyi District, Ms Alice Kayitesi, adding that the incidence happened in the Nyabarongo river.

“He had broken the stay-home rule, he’s among very few people here who are not co-operating with the lockdown to stop the [corona]virus,” Ms Kayitesi said.

The Rwandan Government had imposed a total lockdown on the country after cases of the COVID-19 disease continued to rise, with 40 confirmed cases at the last count, the highest in East Africa.

Expectedly, the shutdown of economic activities in the country has adversely affected majority of people who are low-income earners. The government however pledged to help those who are struggling because of the strict measures.